By Katie Garwood | gargoyle@flagler.edu Supporters from both parties convened at the Castillo de San Marcos Monday for opposing purposes, despite standing just steps from each other. The “Spirit of America” rally drew a crowd of around 250 Donald Trump supporters donning flags, signs and…
By Julie Householder | gargoyle@flagler.edu This year the Betty Griffin House, a nonprofit organization working to end domestic and sexual violence, has partnered with Flagler College to introduce the Green Dot Intervention Program. This new program aims to reduce violence including, sexual assault, sexual harassment,…
By Courtney Knudsen | gargoyle@flagler.edu Northeast Florida women have a new way to call for backup when a date goes wrong, and it is as simple as ordering a drink from the bar. St. Johns County eatery Saucy Taco has started serving ‘angel shots,’ which aren’t…
By Gabrielle Garay | gargoyle@flagler.edu As a new day begins, the sun illuminates North Dakota and the reservation of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, the sixth largest Native American reservation site in the United States. While the sun rises, so do the dozens of people sleeping…
By Roxanne Steward gargoyle@flagler.edu St. Augustine, Fla. – Priscilla de la Cruz sits on an armchair in Isabela’s Bar Cuba where she is helping open the shop for a friend. She wears a yellow sweatshirt decorated with a lion made out of marijuana. Her hair…
By Troy MacNeill gargoyle@flagler.edu ST. AUGUSTINE – This year’s presidential race was unlike any election in recent memory. The 2016 election was more like a Comedy Central roast rather than a political race. Hateful rhetoric and mean-spirited one-liners from each candidate only proved one thing:…
By Brianna Kurzynowski gargoyle@flagler.edu Some students at Flagler College say racist and sexist comments have spiked since Donald Trump was elected president on Nov. 8. “Trump’s presidency is already impacting me and everyone I love. We have been more publicly persecuted,” said Karina Aragon, a…
By Lindsay Tahan gargoyle@flagler.edu Annie Dow, a senior at Flagler College, was shocked when she heard the words: “Pack your bags!” The voice came from a convertible emblazoned with Trump signs. Two men were in the car, which slowed down as she walked along the…
By Courtney Knudson gargoyle@flagler.edu ST. AUGUSTINE – Cities across America have seen a backlash since Donald Trump won the presidency. On Monday, leaders of demonstrations in Portland, Oregon, were arrested after the protest turned violent. In St. Augustine, residents held a peaceful protest of their own on Nov….
By Katie Garwood | gargoyle@flagler.edu Two finalists in the search for the next president of Flagler College–Dr. John Stewart and Dr. Joe Joyner–visited campus this week to meet with faculty, staff and students before the search committee recommends its choice to the Board of Trustees….